Taoyuan vs Ulaanbaatar - Cost of Living Comparison

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Taoyuan Ulaanbaatar
🚶 Cost of living one person
$875
$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2361
$2335
🏠 One person rent
$353
$471
🏘️ Family rent
$658
$1016
🍽️ Food expenses
$320
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$100
$44.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$407
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
2 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
43
😀 Quality of life
83
56
🏙️ Population
2.33M
1.4M

The cost of living in Taoyuan is 3% less expensive than in Ulaanbaatar. Cities ranked 6171st and 6004th ($875 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in Taiwan and Mongolia, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Mongolia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Taoyuan compared to 0.4 months in Ulaanbaatar. Taoyuan ranked 5th best city to live in Taiwan vs Ulaanbaatar ranked 1st in Mongolia, while ranked 418th and 5778th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Taoyuan vs Ulaanbaatar

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Taoyuan Ulaanbaatar
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.58
$4.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.6
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.63
$5.27
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.49
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.61
$2.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.03
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$360
$503
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$284
$385
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$749
$1382
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$545
$815
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.1
$70.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.4
$17.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.99%
6.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7669
$1765
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4912
$978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.61
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$36.8
$8.74
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.62
$5.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.92
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.02
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.3
$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.2
$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.66
$4.98
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$5.77
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.93
$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$2.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.73
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.07
$9.15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.53
$1.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.61
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.6
$3.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.61
$2.59
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.6
$1.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$37
$63.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.24
$4.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$20
💇 Haircut, simple
$15
$4.81
👖 Brand Jeans
$73.7
$65.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.8
$90.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$256
$175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18619
$6410

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$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443

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$879
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$616
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$770
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$624
656 km or 408 mi Chita
$651
794 km or 493 mi Manzhouli
$612
798 km or 496 mi Bayannur
$979
835 km or 519 mi Xilinhot
$660
840 km or 522 mi Baotou
$648
875 km or 544 mi Hohhot
$563
914 km or 568 mi Ulanqab
$620
917 km or 570 mi Wuhai
$1339
934 km or 581 mi Ordos
$651
954 km or 593 mi Hulunbuir
$639
969 km or 602 mi Fengzhen
$616
985 km or 612 mi Bratsk
$470
992 km or 616 mi Shizuishan
$781
1008 km or 626 mi Datong
$703
1012 km or 629 mi Zhangjiakou
$634
1025 km or 637 mi Yakeshi
$603
1028 km or 639 mi Huairen
$624
1050 km or 652 mi Shenmu
$588
1051 km or 653 mi Yinchuan
$549
1051 km or 653 mi Shuozhou
$600
1094 km or 680 mi Lingwu
$566
1103 km or 685 mi Qingtongxia
$563
1106 km or 687 mi Wuzhong
$592
1113 km or 692 mi Jinchang
$469
1124 km or 698 mi Yuanping
$550
1126 km or 700 mi Zhangye
$469
1131 km or 703 mi Chifeng
$623
1131 km or 703 mi Jiuquan
$458
1156 km or 718 mi Xinzhou
$555
1164 km or 723 mi Wuwei
$403
1165 km or 724 mi Chengde
$711
1166 km or 724 mi Ulanhot
$532
1166 km or 724 mi Zhongwei
$586
1169 km or 726 mi Beijing
$1016
1169 km or 727 mi Yumen
$426
1176 km or 731 mi Zalantun
$598